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Rather small Scathophaga (19.04.22) --> Scathophaga cf. furcata
Juergen Peters
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Hello,

a 7-8 mm Scathophaga in our garden (northwest Germany) yesterday. Is it possible to tell the species?
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A little bit bigger picture:
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I think, this one will stay Scathophaga sp.?
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Looks from this perspective quite similar to Scathophaga stercoraria female. But surely you had this in mind.

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Frank Hornig wrote:
Looks from this perspective quite similar to Scathophaga stercoraria female. But surely you had this in mind.

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The femora look too pale for S. stercoraria.
 
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Hello,

this was not Scathophaga stercoraria (antennae not dark, different colouration), which I know well. Perhaps S. furcata?
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might very well be. Any sheep around ?

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Zeegers wrote:
Any sheep around ?


Not in less than 1 km.
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Not stercoraria, I would also think furcata.
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nielsyese wrote:
Not stercoraria, I would also think furcata.


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